ARCEP (Autorité de Régulation des Communications Électroniques, des Postes et de la Distribution de la Presse) is the French regulatory authority for electronic communications, postal services, and print media distribution. In the space industry, ARCEP manages the market for satellite communications services, including managing frequency band assignments and orbital slots for satellites. They also handle licensing, authorizations, and managing interference related to space services. ARCEP works with organizations like the ITU and ESA, and partners with companies like ATDI to optimize spectrum management.
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France’s highest administrative court revoked ARCEP’s Starlink license on 2022-04-05 on the grounds that the regulator should have first launched a public consultation.
The Conseil d’État ruled that French telecoms regulator ARCEP should have launched a public consultation before authorizing Starlink in February 2021.
Eutelsat initiated proceedings with France’s Conseil d’État on 2018-04-25 to contest Arcep’s authorization of Inmarsat’s ground-based antennas for inflight connectivity.